Nashville vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	689K	452K

The cost of living in Nashville is 36% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 982nd and 11th ($2451 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 252nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/nashville/zurich.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Nashville vs Zurich infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/nashville/zurich" target="_blank">Nashville vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Nashville vs Zurich

Prices for goods and services in Nashville and Zurich are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Nashville	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$26431

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117